Blogging Beautifully For Today’s Brides

A new year is upon us! Many of you have gotten engaged over the holidays and are anxious to begin your wedding plans! How exciting, a new year and a new life with a partner that you love so much.

I would just like to take this time to speak to you before it gets really crazy in your life and in mine. I am requesting of my brides this year to prioritize their lives. Please put what is most important first. We are living in a time where many of us have never been affected by such a negative economy. As a country we are dealing with several wars at a time and many of our loved ones are among the fighting men and women defending our country.

When planning a wedding, it is so easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle. The many money issues, family politics, time constraints, wedding vendors, etc. If we make a conscious choice to go into the planning of our weddings with what is most important, we can minimize some of the stress involved.

Melody, when Drew asked you to marry him, did he say that you had to wear a $6,000 dollar designer wedding gown or he would never look at you again as his one true love? Susan, did Blake tell you that those 250 cupcakes had to be perfect when you both knew you had a very limited budget? Donna, will you delay your wedding once again because the perfect church in your mind is not available again on that date? Keisha, why would you put someone in your wedding that causes you so much stress? Isn’t this your wedding?

By the way, all of the above brides are fictitious. I just wanted to give you some examples of scenarios that you all may be experiencing. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks, this wedding/marriage is about you and your fiance. Keep this in mind when beginning the most important time of your life!

Diet woes of brides is nothing new. Who doesn’t want to look their best on their wedding day? But when a bride loses her life because of an inappropriate diet, we should all be questioning the quality of diet information that is being communicated over the airways, in books and over the internet.

Thatsfit.com reports today that Samantha Clowe, a 34 year old woman that was preparing for her wedding went on a crash diet that may have contributed to her recent death. She loss more than 40lbs in 11 weeks on the controversial Lighter Side Diet . This diet provides you with a little over 500 calories a day! She was literally starving herself. To get an idea on what the calorie intake should be for women, please click on “Calories”.

To all of my brides out there, DIETS don’t work. I know this because I have struggled with my weight as well. What we have to do is exercise and eat properly. Is this hard to do for some of us, oh yes! But there is no other way around this. Do not let the authors of these crash diets tell you otherwise. You have to move more and limit the fat, processed foods and sugars. Unfortunately, we want it quickly and quickly will not keep it off or assure you good health.

A spokesperson from the company Lighter Life claims no responsibility and stated: “We were very sad to hear the news about Samantha Clowe, but Ms. Clowe was still clinically obese and her health may have already been compromised even though her BMI went from 37 to 32 at the time of her death.

Home Office pathologist Dr Alfredo Walker said a post-mortem examination failed to establish a cause of death, adding that it may be related to her low calorie diet and weight loss.

Samantha Clowe didn’t want to be a “fat bride”, but now she will not be a bride at all because of a desperate attempt to fit into the “perfect bride” perception. Ladies when embarking upon this journey, please remember what is important. Your future life with the one you love, not an outside perception, image of what you think you have to look like on your wedding day.

About

University Hilton - Charlotte, NC

My name is Rene’ Davenport and I have been in the business of weddings in some form or the other for over 10 years. Whether I am planning a wedding, styling a wedding or both, I love anything and everything that has to do with weddings and the beauty connected to them. For me to create something beautiful is to breathe in and out. I need it, I feel it. To create something beautiful makes me feel alive and useful. I get so excited when signing a new client! It’s like a blank slate. And to see the finished product is better than cheesecake!

So when I say I love what I do, that is an understatement. It is a privilege and blessing to help you make that special day all that you ever dreamed it could be. Call me! Oh, and remember…………Enjoy Beauty! (That’s you)